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Position Title
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST
Agency
Army Tank-Automotive and Armament Command (TACOM)
Announcement Number
NCBV19126945-6757 Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, November 6, 2019 to Wednesday, November 13, 2019
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Eligibilities
1. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees

Department of the Army regulations include several employment categories in the definition of "current Army civilian employee".  Do you meet one of the categories below?

• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON A PERMANENT APPOINTMENT. You must submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action. Block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1." Army employees can access their SF-50 at: My Biz.

• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE VETERANS RECRUITMENT APPOINTMENT (VRA). If you are eligible in this category, you are required to submit an SF-50 showing current Army Excepted Service VRA appointment (block 24 must be a "2" AND block 34 must be a"2.").

• CIVILIAN ARMY EMPLOYEES SERVING ON AN EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEFENSE CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL SYSTEM (DCIPS). This category includes those who have personal career or career-conditional status earned with prior employment in the Competitive Service.  If you are eligible in this category, you may be required to submit two SF-50s: (1) an SF-50 showing current Army DCIPS employment, and, if applicable, (2) an SF-50 showing career/ career-conditional employment in the Competitive Service (block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1").

• CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES SERVING ON A TEMPORARY OR TERM APPOINTMENT. This category ONLY includes those who have personal career or career-conditional status, earned with prior employment in the Competitive Service. If you are eligible in this category, you are required to submit two SF-50s: (1) an SF-50 showing current Army employment, and (2) an SF-50 showing career/career-conditional employment in the Competitive Service (block 24 of your SF-50 must be a "1" or "2" AND block 34 must be a"1").

Note: The "current Army employee" category does not include permanent Army National Guard employees in the competitive service.

Supporting documentation: You are required to submit the documents which prove you are a current Department of the Army employee in one of the categories described above. To obtain a copy of SF-50s from employment with the Department of Defense, go to My Biz.

Are you a current Army civilian employee?
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2. I am a military spouse who is currently married to my active duty sponsor. I am exercising my preference eligibility for positions within the local commuting area of my sponsor's current duty station.  I certify that I have not accepted nor declined a permanent, continuing Federal or non-appropriated fund position in the local commuting area of our current duty location. 

NOTE 1:  Military spouses are eligible for one permanent noncompetitive appointment using their preference eligibility for the duration of the active duty sponsor's assignment to a permanent duty station, as long as the military spouse has not declined or accepted a permanent Federal or non-appropriated fund position in the commuting area of the sponsor's current duty location.  If you certify that you have not used your preference at your sponsor's current duty location and it is discovered to be untrue, you may be subject to loss of MSP and possible disciplinary action. 

NOTE 2:  You must include a copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. 

Supporting Documentation:  You must provide a signed Military Spouse PPP Self-certification Checklist, PCS orders/verification of duty location assignment, a copy of marriage certificate or license and documents as listed on the Military Spouse PPP Self-certification Checklist. .

Are you a Priority Placement Program DoD Military Spouse Preference Eligible?
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Preferences
1. Would you accept a temporary appointment? (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in an Inventory Management Specialist position with Department of the Army. We will evaluate your resume and your response to this Occupational Questionnaire to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position. Your responses are subject to verification. Please review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire. (limit characters)
1. Select the one statement that best describes the experience that you possess that demonstrates your ability to perform the work of an Inventory Management Specialist at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent pay band in the Federal service.
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
2. Analyze data such as maintenance trends, inventory levels, or consumption and failure rates in order to determine appropriate supply action.
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3. Monitor production and/or contracting issues to maintain positive supply availability.
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4. Develop supply and/or repair strategies to maintain supply availability or fleet readiness rates.
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5. Resolve logistics management issues to maintain positive supply availability of secondary items.
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6. Manage secondary items to meet supply availability and/or weapon system operational readiness goals.
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7. Utilize Systems, Applications and Products (SAP) (or equivalent to Logistics Modernization Program (LMP) to support and/or manage assigned secondary items.
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8. Apply knowledge of secondary item management or supply chain management for weapon system sustainment.
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9. Meet Supply Availability goals associated with secondary item management.
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10. Execute Demand Planning (DP) and/or Material Requirements Planning (MRP) to maintain positive supply availability of items.
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11. Analyze funding requirements and/or prioritize supply actions during budgetary uncertainty and/or fiscal constraints.
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12. Formulate secondary item procurement and/or repair program financial obligation plans.
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13. Provide secondary item requirements information for budget submissions.
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14. Update fund obligations and/or spending plans for times managed.
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15. Brief recommendations for material requirements, planning, statuses of items managed, or management strategies to leadership.
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16. Develop concisely written messages, briefings, and/or reports to inform leadership, customers, and/or influence decisions.
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17. Provide technical direction to lower graded item managers and/or interns.
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18. Coordinate actions with other agencies to maintain positively supply availability of items.
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19. Your responses to the Eligibility Assessment and Occupational Questionnaire, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.
Failing to select a response will result in your application packet being removed from consideration.
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